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Suhayl Saadi
- Born
- Yorkshire
- Genres
- Drama, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Two Ravens Press Ltd.
Suhayl Saadi was born in Yorkshire in 1961 of Afghan-Pakistani parents, and grew up in Glasgow, becoming a medical doctor. He is a widely published novelist, dramatist and poet, and the author of a short story…
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New: Sunjeev Sahota
- Born
- Chesterfield, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Sunjeev Sahota was born in 1981 and grew up in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. His background is Sikh, and his paternal grandparents emigrated from the Punjab region of India in 1966. Sahota had not encountered a novel until…
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Lawrence Sail
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Lawrence Sail was born in London in 1942 and brought up in Exeter. He studied French and German at Oxford University, then taught for some years in Kenya, before returning to teach in the UK. He is now a freelance…
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Updated: Jacob Sam-La Rose
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- flipped eye, Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Jacob Sam-La Rose is a poet, performer, educator and editor who has performed and taught internationally. His work has been published in several anthologies, including Identity State: New British and Irish Poets…
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Fiona Sampson
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd, Palgrave Macmillan
Fiona Sampson was born in London. After a brief career as a concert violinist, she studied at Oxford University, where she won the Newdigate Prize. She has a PhD in the philosophy of language from Nijmegen…
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Ian Sansom
- Born
- Essex
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Granta Publications
Ian Sansom is the author of The Truth About Babies: From A-Z (2002) and Ring Road (2004). He is a regular contributor to The Guardian and the London Review of Books. The Case of the Missing Books (2006): Mr.…
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Michael Schmidt
- Born
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Michael Schmidt was born in Mexico on 2 March 1947 and studied at the universities of Harvard and Oxford before settling in England. A founder and editorial director of Carcanet Press, he has also been editor…
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Marcus Sedgwick
- Born
- Kent, England
- Genres
- Children,
- Publisher
- Orion, Hodder Children's Books
Marcus Sedgwick was born in 1968 in Kent, and has worked as a bookseller and inside children's publishing, becoming a writer for children in 1994, and well-known for the dark themes in his young adult fantasy…
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Updated: Rachel Seiffert
- Born
- Oxford, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Heinemann (William) Ltd
Rachel Seiffert was born in 1971 in Oxford to German and Australian parents, and was brought up bi-lingually. She has lived mostly in Oxford and Glasgow, and after a short period living in Berlin, has now moved back…
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New: Taiye Selasi
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Selasi was born in London, England, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, the elder of twin daughters in a family of academics. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in American Studies from Yale University and…
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Updated: Will Self
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Will Self was born in London in 1961. He graduated from Oxford University and began writing fiction, working as a cartoonist for the New Statesman and City Limits, a London listings magazine. Nominated in 1993 as one…
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Sudeep Sen
- Born
- India
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press, HarperCollins India
Sudeep Sen studied at St Columba's School in New Delhi and read English Literature for an honours degree at the University of Delhi. As an Inlaks Scholar, he received an MS from the Journalism School at Columbia…
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Vikram Seth
- Born
- Calcutta, India
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Libretto, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Phoenix
Born in 1952 in Calcutta, India, Vikram Seth was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Stanford University and Nanjing University. He has travelled widely and lived in Britain, California, India and China. His…
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Qaisra Shahraz
- Born
- Pakistan
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Black Amber
Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan and brought up in Manchester, England, from the age of nine. She studied English and Classical Civilization at the University of Manchester and went on to gain two Master Degrees at…
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Updated: Nicholas Shakespeare
- Born
- Worcester, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- The Harvill Press
Novelist and biographer Nicholas Shakespeare was born in Worcester, England, in 1957. He spent his childhood in the Far East and in South America where his father worked as a diplomat. After graduating from Cambridge…
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Updated: Kamila Shamsie
- Born
- Pakistan
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Kamila Shamsie, novelist, was born in 1973 in Pakistan. Her first novel, In the City by the Sea, was shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and her second, Salt and Saffron, won her a place on…
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Jo Shapcott
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Poet Jo Shapcott was born in London in 1953. She was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, University of London, where she teaches on the MA in…
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William Shawcross
- Born
- Sussex , England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Writer and broadcaster William Shawcross was born on 28 May 1946 in Sussex, England, the son of Lord Shawcross. He was educated at Eton and University College, Oxford, and has worked as a journalist for the Sunday…
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Updated: Owen Sheers
- Born
- Suva Fiji
- Genres
- Poetry, Non-Fiction, Libretto, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Owen Sheers was born in Fiji in 1974 and brought up in Abergavenny, South Wales. He was educated at King Henry VIII comprehensive, Abergavenny and New College, Oxford. The winner of an Eric Gregory Award and the 1999…
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Jeremy Sheldon
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd, Vintage
Jeremy Sheldon was born in 1971 in London. He gained an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. He also works as a screenwriter and as a script-consultant for several film production companies. His…
